The Cube Ice Arena in Findlay, Ohio will host a charity hockey game between the FOP 109 Warthogs and the Toledo Police Hockey team at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 6 with proceeds to benefit the family of Officer Dominic Francis of the Bluffton Police Department.
The game is part of the Hockey Helping Heroes initiative of the First Responder Face-Off Foundation. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with puck drop at 7:00 p.m. The Cube is located at 3430 N Main St. in Findlay.
The Bluffton High School varsity softball team defeated visiting Columbus Grove 4-2 in a Northwest Conference contest Monday evening.
The Pirate girls improved to 9-7 overall and 4-3 in the NWC with the win that stopped a two-game skid. Grove fell to 8-6 overall and 2-3 in the NWC with the defeat.
Bluffton led 2-1 after the first inning. CG tied it 2-2 with a single run in the top of the third.
The Pirate girls regained the lead with a run in the fourth, then added an insurance tally in the bottom of the sixth.
For April 2022, our area saw one day with snow on the ground, 28 heating days and two cooling days. Did you turn your air conditioner on (or does it have a mind of its own)?
Scouts from Troop 256 fed the hungry participants of the 2022 Trout Derby hosted by the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club. The troop is chartered by the American Legion Post 382.
The month of May brings a great variety familiar and special events at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main. Details from the May BPL Update follow; you can also subscribe HERE.
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In the display case next to the circulation desk: May the 4th Be With You, a Star Wars Legos display.
The 2022 Bluffton Trout Derby hosted by the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club at Buckeye Lake awarded plenty of prizes, but not the ultimate lure of $2,900 for catching the #1 trout "Big Tom" named for Tom Diller. The longest fish was caught by Nate Crawford, who won $50.
The mild weather and opportunity to fish for prizes drew dozens of anglers. They circled the lake and tested the waters by boat from 2:00-4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. The results of the raffles are as follows:
